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Midcentury Blue Living Room Ideas and Designs

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Mid-Century Modern Beach House
Mid-Century Modern Beach House
Pfeiffer DesignPfeiffer Design
Photo of a retro living room in Sussex.
Rawlings Street
Rawlings Street
Anthro ArchitectureAnthro Architecture
View from the main reception room out across the double-height dining space to the rear garden beyond. The new staircase linking to the lower ground floor level is striking in its detailing with conceal LED lighting and polished plaster walling.
Fresh, Fantastic and Fun on 1st Street
Fresh, Fantastic and Fun on 1st Street
JMorris DesignJMorris Design
Cheerful, mid-century modern living room in a traditional Brooklyn brownstone, complete with original stained glass detail!
Photo of a medium sized retro living room in New York.
House of Many Colors
House of Many Colors
Ann Lowengart InteriorsAnn Lowengart Interiors
Located in San Rafael's sunny Dominican neighborhood, this East Coast-style brown shingle needed an infusion of color and pattern for a young family. Against the white walls in the combined entry and living room, we mixed mid-century silhouettes with bold blue, orange, lemon, and magenta shades. The living area segues to the dining room, which features an abstract graphic patterned wall covering. Across the way, a bright open kitchen allows for ample food prep and dining space. Outside we painted the poolhouse ombre teal. On the interior, we echoed the same fun colors of the home.
Seattle Midcentury Addition and Remodel
Seattle Midcentury Addition and Remodel
H2D Architecture + DesignH2D Architecture + Design
Design by: H2D Architecture + Design www.h2darchitects.com Built by: Carlisle Classic Homes Photos: Christopher Nelson Photography
Retro living room in Seattle with medium hardwood flooring, a two-sided fireplace, a brick fireplace surround and a vaulted ceiling.
Cammeray Residence- MadeComfy Short Term Rental
Cammeray Residence- MadeComfy Short Term Rental
MadeComfyMadeComfy
Inspiration for a retro enclosed living room in Sydney with blue walls, medium hardwood flooring, a freestanding tv and feature lighting.
Sunnyvale Eichler 1
Sunnyvale Eichler 1
Urbanism DesignsUrbanism Designs
Inspiration for a medium sized retro living room in San Francisco with white walls, a ribbon fireplace and a tiled fireplace surround.
Manual Roller Shades | San Diego High Rise Residence
Manual Roller Shades | San Diego High Rise Residence
Candlelight SystemsCandlelight Systems
Design ideas for a medium sized retro formal open plan living room in San Diego with white walls, light hardwood flooring, no fireplace, no tv and beige floors.
Il rosso del corallo ed il turchese del mare - Progetto in corso
Il rosso del corallo ed il turchese del mare - Progetto in corso
LiadesignLiadesign
Liadesign
Inspiration for a small retro open plan living room in Milan with a reading nook, multi-coloured walls, marble flooring, a freestanding tv and red floors.
Axiom Desert House
Axiom Desert House
Resource FurnitureResource Furniture
Resource Furniture worked with Turkel Design to furnish Axiom Desert House, a custom-designed, luxury prefab home nestled in sunny Palm Springs. Resource Furniture provided the Square Line Sofa with pull-out end tables; the Raia walnut dining table and Orca dining chairs; the Flex Outdoor modular sofa on the lanai; as well as the Tango Sectional, Swing, and Kali Duo wall beds. These transforming, multi-purpose and small-footprint furniture pieces allow the 1,200-square-foot home to feel and function like one twice the size, without compromising comfort or high-end style. Axiom Desert House made its debut in February 2019 as a Modernism Week Featured Home and gained national attention for its groundbreaking innovations in high-end prefab construction and flexible, sustainable design.
Midnight Tropics | Azalea Teal Velvet Buttoned Footstool
Midnight Tropics | Azalea Teal Velvet Buttoned Footstool
Barker and StonehouseBarker and Stonehouse
The dark teal velvet and deep buttoned design gives this distinctive footstool a real stand-out appeal. Its slim, black finished iron feet add a contemporary touch. A stunning centrepiece for the living room and a stylish perch for your favourite books (or your feet!) Featuring a collection of our statement plush cushions, from deep jungle prints through to vintage-inspired tassels.
San Luis Obispo Whole House Remodel
San Luis Obispo Whole House Remodel
Allen ConstructionAllen Construction
This whole house remodel touched every inch of this four-bedroom, two-bath tract home, built in 1977, giving it new life and personality. Designer: Honeycomb Design Photographer: Marcel Alain Photography
rénovation maison de maître
rénovation maison de maître
Clémence Jeanjan Décoratrice d'intérieurClémence Jeanjan Décoratrice d'intérieur
Côté salon TV, l'ambiance est tout autre. Les propriétaires désiraient une ambiance chic et chaleureuse, un cocon de repos pour des soirées télé en famille. Bleu le maître de cette pièce agrémenté de ce papier peint texturé et de quelques touches de cannage, nous transporte dans un nid douillet. Pour rehausser l'ensemble, j'ai adoré ce canapé en velours moutarde, confortable et tellement chic. LA touche finale, de beaux luminaires, un de créateur et d'autres chinés.
Гостиная
Гостиная
MO interior designMO interior design
Диван IKEA, этажерка Satin Furniture, текстиль H&M Home, краска для стен Little Greene Juniper Ash 115
Small retro enclosed living room in Moscow with blue walls, medium hardwood flooring, no fireplace, no tv and brown floors.
Earll Drive Residence
Earll Drive Residence
Shift PHXShift PHX
This is an example of a medium sized midcentury open plan living room in Phoenix with porcelain flooring and a two-sided fireplace.
Trinity-Bellwoods Townhouse
Trinity-Bellwoods Townhouse
Andrew Snow PhotographyAndrew Snow Photography
Photo: Andrew Snow © 2013 Houzz
Photo of a midcentury living room in Toronto with white walls, no fireplace and no tv.
The 70's Living Room
The 70's Living Room
Making SpacesMaking Spaces
https://blog.making-spaces.net/2020/03/31/the-70s-flat-open-plan-living-space/
Mid Century - Indoor/Outdoor living
Mid Century - Indoor/Outdoor living
Melinamade - Residential Design + InteriorsMelinamade - Residential Design + Interiors
New indoor/outdoor living room with limestone floor tile, claro solid walnut mantel and cabinets, Heath ceramics Diamond & Bowtie fireplace tile. Bernard Andre Photography
Modern Metro
Modern Metro
At HomeAt Home
Photo of a midcentury living room in Austin.
Lindsey's DC Condo
Lindsey's DC Condo
Nafasi by Teri ClarNafasi by Teri Clar
Teri Clar
Photo of a medium sized retro enclosed living room in Other with blue walls, medium hardwood flooring, no fireplace and a wall mounted tv.

Midcentury Blue Living Room Ideas and Designs

Looking for midcentury living room ideas? Whether your living room is lacklustre, your lounge is limited in space, your sitting room is suffering from outdated decor or your front room is full of clutter, there are midcentury living room ideas and designs that will inspire you to breathe life into your living space. Discover small living room ideas to help maximise tiny spaces or retro layout ideas that will work with awkward shaped living rooms. Perhaps you’re struggling to decide on living room colours? Read on for help with colours, layout and design ideas, or find inspiration from the millions of living room photos on Houzz.

Midcentury Living room wallpaper ideas

A good place to start when it comes to redesigning your living room is with the walls. While paint may seem the simplest choice, and easy to change, don’t discredit the design opportunities of midcentury wallpaper in living rooms. There are tons of great living room wallpaper ideas, from modern geometric patterns to traditional florals, and loads of ways to use them – you don’t have to cover the whole room or go for the ubiquitous feature wall. You could wallpaper only above the dado rail (if you have one), either side of a chimney breast, or behind a shelving unit to give your displayed items a stylish backdrop. Discover more living room wallpaper ideas or if paint is more your style, there’s plenty of living room designs to discover when it comes to paint ideas; just browse through the huge selection of retro living photos and search for the specific paint you’re after if you really want to narrow it down.

Small living room ideas

When it comes to our living room design, we want it to feel as welcoming and personality-filled as possible, but that can be a struggle when we’re working with a small space. But not to fear, there are midcentury small living room ideas to help you make most out of what you’re working with. A couple of retro small living room ideas can include: working with the height you have – installing floor-to-ceiling bookshelves or drawing the eye to the top of the walls with wallpaper; choosing space-saving or storage-incorporating (or both!) furniture, such as corner sofas with storage space under the chaise longue section; and keeping things symmetrical – a central fireplace with seating opposite, or seats facing each other, can give the illusion of a larger, more grand room. When it comes to the best decor for midcentury small living rooms, you can either choose to keep things light and airy to open up the space, or embrace the cosiness of the smaller area you have by going for warm colours and filling the room with your favourite accessories.

Living room layouts and choosing the right retro living room furniture

When it comes to the layout of your midcentury living room, it will depend on what pieces of furniture you have – but how do you choose what living room furniture to add, whether you’re refreshing your living room design or starting from scratch? The best place to start is with the midcentury seating – one corner sofa will usually seat three to four people, and if that’s all you think you’ll need, then you can leave it at that. Placing your sofa along the longest wall helps to make the most of the space, but think about where you want the focus of the room to be, too. If you need more seating, look at 1950s style armchairs that offer comfort but don’t take up too much space – cramming a room with too many large armchairs is something to avoid. But armchairs and sofas don’t have to be your only options – go for bean bags and floor cushions for an eclectic feel, pouffes and ottomans if you’re more traditional, and smart design chairs for contemporary living room ideas. Coffee tables are always handy, but you can always add a couple of 1960s style side tables if you don’t want to clutter the central space in front of seating with anything. If you centre your living room design around a fireplace or TV, then you might want storage and shelving to feature around the focus of your room. There are plenty of style options when it comes to TV units, and you can even go for bespoke living room storage units to make the most of the space if you want a sleek, built-in look. Keep reading below for more living room storage ideas. Discover a huge range of midcentury living room furniture, as well as living room accessories, to help you finish your room design.

Living room design ideas

Struggling with what living room colours to choose, or what style to go with? While a grey living room design is popular at the moment, you might not want to go with the ubiquitous colour. Although, if neutral and contemporary are the living room ideas you’re after, a grey sofa or grey walls will give you a good base to work on. If you want to stay neutral, beige is not your only other option, either. Light yellows, taupes and soft greys will work. Why not try adding simple but plush cushions to your sofa and a rug in these colours to achieve a modern-traditional look? For contemporary living room ideas, dark blues and greens are on trend, but if you don’t want to dive straight into the dark wall trend, you could opt for a couple of pieces of furniture, or go for dark-hued living room accessories instead. Whites, woods and pastels could work well for Scandinavian living room designs. If an eclectic living room is what you’re after, you could go for large print wallpaper, a statement lighting piece, vibrant rug and lots of colourful book or ornament displays. For a country feel, rustic carpet, stone hearths, comfy armchairs and traditional patterns in creams, greens and browns will give you that cosy cottage feel.

Living room storage ideas

It’s natural that our living rooms tend to attract lots of items and belongings seeing as they act as multipurpose living spaces. Whether you love to read a book; watch a film; let your children play with their toys; practise a craft like knitting or drawing; play a musical instrument or play video games in your sitting room, there will always be a need for a few extra retro living room ideas that can help you with storage. Apart from the standard bookcases, side tables and TV units, there are a few other handy living room storage ideas you can invest in. As mentioned before, if you have the room and budget for it, a built-in storage unit could be the way forward. With a well-built unit you could hide your TV, DVDs, players, books, video consoles and all sorts away in one place. If you don’t quite have a large enough area for one, you could look at shelving – either side of the chimney breast is a great place to install shelving if you have one in your living room. And don’t forget midcentury living room furniture such as sofas, benches and ottomans that lift up to reveal hidden storage; providing seating and storing space at the same time. With the right storage solutions your retro living room design could open up and feel so much more spacious and stylish. Discover more living room storage ideas by browsing these photos. Once you have your midcentury living room storage, colours, design, layout and furniture sorted, all that’s left is to browse the millions of living room ideas on Houzz and save your favourites to an ideabook. If you’re still searching for specific living room ideas, check out the popular pages below:
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